Frescobaldi 1.1.0 (development) released

[Wilbert Berendsen]

Hi all,

Frescobaldi 1.1.0 has been released with quite some new features. This is the 
first release in the development (1.1.x) line.

Download: http://lilykde.googlecode.com/files/frescobaldi-1.1.0.tar.gz

Frescobaldi 1.1.x requires Python 2.6 to run and LilyPond 2.13.11 or higher to 
build from SVN or out-of-source (because of the new articulation icons for 
\snappizzicato and \halfopen. Installing the released tarball from within the 
unpacked directory does not require LilyPond).

Changes in 1.1.0:

* It is now possible to use multiple versions of LilyPond easily from within
  Frescobaldi. LilyPond instances can be configured under Settings, Paths.
  There is also a custom Run LilyPond command where a version can be chosen,
  among other options.  And Frescobaldi can be configured to automatically
  choose a LilyPond version according to the document's \version statement.
* Score Wizard, Choir:
  - New lyric option "Distribute stanzas" to spread the stanzas between
    staves.
    This option only has effect when there are three or more staves, and is
    very useful if there is a large number of stanzas that apply to all
    voices.
  - Lyric placement is fine-tuned when LilyPond >= 2.13.4 is used, using the
    staff-affinity setting, so lyrics are placed close to the staff they
    belong to. If lyrics apply to multiple voices, the are centered between
    staves. This improves the layout of vocal music if the systems are
    vertically streched by LilyPond to fill the page nicely.
  - New checkbox to create rehearsal MIDI files. If checked, one MIDI file is
    generated for each voice, with the voice standing out in a clear sound and
    the other voices in a lower volume. Repeats are unfolded and lyrics for
    the current voice are also added to the MIDI file.
* Score Wizard, Score settings:
  - New checkbox option to wrap the score in a \book block.
* New dialog to insert special characters from the Unicode table, with the
  ability to assign keyboard shortcuts to often used characters.
* New command: Copy Lyrics with hyphenation removed
* Expansion Dialog:
  - has now some documented default keyboard shortcuts
* Quick Insert Panel:
  - New buttons for \halfopen and \snappizzicato
  - It is now possible to assign keyboard shortcuts to the articulation
    buttons
* Repeat last expression: don't append space
* Email files: select files with checkboxes instead of Ctrl+Click
* Installation:
  - byte compiling the Python modules can be supressed by adding
    -DBYTECOMPILE=NO to the cmake command line
  - building the icons from SVN or out-of-source requires LilyPond 2.13.11+
* Some workarounds for subtle SIP 4.10/KDE 4.4 garbage collection bugs


best regards,
Wilbert Berendsen

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